The Tour of the Holy Family

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Tour Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive in Cairo

At Cairo International Airport, your tour manager will meet and greet you immediately following baggage claim and customs. You will be driven to the hotel in one of our luxurious, air-conditioned vehicles. When you get to the hotel, the tour manager will make checking in easy for you and go over your itinerary with you to confirm the pick-up times for each tour. Spend the night in Cairo. 

Day 2: Touring the Pyramids and Cairo

After breakfast at your Cairo hotel, at 9:00 AM, your guide will drive you to Giza to see the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren, and Mykerinus,  one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, as well as the well-known Sphinx and Valley Temple. You will have a delicious lunch at a fine restaurant before visiting the Museum of Egyptian Art. If there is time, you will be driven to Khan El Khalili, Cairo's oldest bazaar, after you have had time to see the beautiful ancient Egyptian antiques and treasures. You will spend the night in Cairo and later enjoy a freshly made dinner in your hotel. 
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Day 3: Coptic Cairo / Maadi Church

After breakfast at your Cairo hotel, your personal guide will take you to several of the city's churches. The starting point of this excursion will be the Ma'adi Church of the Virgin Mary. You will next proceed to see the Church of St. George and the Fortress of Babylon in Old Cairo, which the Holy Family visited, after seeing the Hanging Church and St. Sergius. Lunch in neighborhood restaurant. You will eat dinner in your hotel at the end of the day and stay another night in Cairo. 
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Day 4: Cairo Churches

After having breakfast at your Cairo hotel, see more noteworthy churches in Cairo. Proceed to El Matariya, located in the Ancient Heliopolis Area, and pay a visit to the revered "Mary's Tree". The holy family has taken a rest under the shade of this tree. Additionally, the little Jesus caused water to flow and drank from it. Next, you will rush to the fragrant plant known as balsam, which has a lovely aroma. All fragrances that include swab or MYRON oil—which is used in church rituals—also contain this plant. Next, proceed to the Zeiton area's Church of the Virgin Mary. The Church was painted by Italian painters and adorned with numerous icons and carvings of Jesus and the Virgin. You will eat dinner at your hotel and spend the night in Cairo at the end of the day. 
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.

Day 5: Wadi El Natrun

Following breakfast, your personal guide will take you to Wadi El Natron, which is approximately 120 kilometers north of Cairo. This is the location where the Holy Family continued their journey, heading west and crossing the Nile. There are four monasteries in Wadi al-Natrun, where the Holy Family have visited. 
1. The Anba Bishoy Monastery.
2. The Baramus Monastery.
3. The Abu Makar Monastery. 
4. The El-Suryan Monastery.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner. 

Day 6: El Minya after the Red Sea Monasteries

After breakfast, check out and head south along the coast to the Monasteries of St. Paul and Anthony. Despite being erected in the fourth century AD, the two monasteries are strikingly situated against the cliffs, front the eastern desert. The largest monastery in Egypt is thought to be St. Anthony Monastery. Over the tomb of the saint stands the church dedicated to St. Anthony. Even though St. Paul is a more recent monastery, it is just as beautifully decorated with exquisite treasures. One could argue that Saint Paul was the first monk ever. The holy family's journey will thereafter take us to Upper Egypt to spend the night and visit El Minya .After checking in, eat dinner at your hotel, and stay the night in El Minya.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.

Day 7: Jabal Al Tair (the Birds Mountain) then Beni Hasan

Your own guide will drive you to the Jabal al Tair (the Birds Mountain), which is close to El Minya city, first thing in the morning. There, within the cave, rested the holy family. It is currently located inside that ancient church. Next, take a vehicle to the Beni Hasan Rock Tombs on the Nile's eastern bank. There are prominent rock-cut tombs that display scenes from the local and regional lives of the Middle Kingdom around 4,000 years ago. A lot of these represent events of military training and wrestling. 
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner. 

Day 8: Tuna El-Gabal - Al Ashmunien (Hermopolis) - Assuit

After breakfast in the morning, you will check out of the El Minya Hotel and be driven to Tuna El Gabal's necropolis with your personal guide. This location has multiple important features, such as the Thoth-representing crypts of baboons and Ibis, Isadora's tomb, the priest Pet-Osiers' tomb, the ancient water wheel, and the city of Aton's boundary stele. Moving on to Al-Ashmunien, you'll enjoy seeing the open museum with its two enormous baboon statues and the basilica church ruins with its Rose granite columns. Drive to Assuit after that. You're going to a delicious local restaurant for lunch. Check in your Assuit hotel and have your dinner served, and spend the night in Assuit. 
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.

Day 9: From Assuit to Cairo

After a delicious breakfast in Assuit, you will go to the Al Muharraq Monastery. The Holy Family spent the longest period of time at one location—six months and ten days—in this monastery. The holy family received an angelic instruction to return to Palestine at this location. The rock-cut tombs of Miar are around 8 km west of the monastery. These tombs are home to the nobility and rulers of the 6th and 12th dynasties. It will be an amazing visit, as the tombs are still in excellent condition. After that, you'll be driven back to your hotel in Cairo to have dinner. Spend the night in Cairo. 
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.

Day 10: Fly home from Cairo

After breakfast at the hotel and enjoying some free time, you'll be driven to Cairo International Airport for your last flight. 
Meals: Breakfast.

Tour Information

Tour Includes

The service of meet and assist at the airport.

Help with visitor relations while visiting.

Every transfer in a personal, air-conditioned vehicle.

Six nights' accommodation in Cairo at Hilton Pyramids Golf Hotel based on half board.

Two nights' accommodation in El Minya at Grand Aton Hotel on half board.

One night's accommodation in Assuit at Assiutel Hotel on half board.

Every sightseeing tour listed on the itinerary.

Entrance costs to every location listed on the itinerary.

Every meal included on the itinerary.

Bottled water for outings beyond the hotel or cruise.

Portage as necessary.

All taxes and service fees.

Tour Excludes

Airfare abroad.

Egypt entry visa.

Any optional tours.

Personal expenses.

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